Why Raising The Minimum Wage Probably Won't Fix Income Inequality

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March 04, 2016

The Huffington Post covered an AEJ: Applied Economics paper about wage inequality and the minimum wage

Election 2016: How too many Debates Contributed to the Rise of Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders

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March 04, 2016

The International Business Times covered a recent AEJ: Micro study in an article about the 2016 presidential race

People are fed up with taking surveys, and that’s bad for science

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March 05, 2016

Quartz covered a JEP article about the declining quality of government data

The US economy does a lot better when Democrats are in the White House

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March 29, 2016

Quartz covered an AER paper on on growth of GDP under different administrations.

Obamacare Sign-Ups Could Get A Bump As Higher Penalties Kick In

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March 05, 2016

NPR's Morning Edition covered an AER article in a story about health insurance penalties

Is Blind Hiring the Best Hiring?

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February 25, 2016

The New York Times Magazine covered a 2000 AER study in an article about hiring practices

So What Would It Mean to 'Beat China' on Trade?

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March 04, 2016

The NYT Upshot covered a 2013 AER article in a piece about the consequences of trade with China

Satellite Images Can Pinpoint Poverty Where Surveys Can’t

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April 04, 2016

NYT Upshot blog covered a 2012 AER paper about novel ways of measuring economic growth

6 proven policies for reducing crime and violence without gun control

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February 25, 2016

Vox covered an AEJ: Applied paper on the link between dropping out of school and later criminal activity

Here’s an amazingly simple way to cut poverty

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March 05, 2016

Vox covered an AER paper on earned-income tax credit benefits

Can New York Fix Its Housing Crisis?

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March 28, 2016

The Pacific Standard covered an AER paper about an experiment on housing opportunities.

Congress will lift the oil export ban, boost clean energy subsidies. Is that a good trade?

[News]

March 04, 2016

Vox cited an AER: Papers and Proceedings paper about tax subsidies for renewable energy sources

Regulations Drive Up Cost of Child Care in Maine

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May 24, 2016

A column in the Maine Wire cited a 2011 article from the American Economic Review about the complex effects of regulation in the child care sector

The Federal Reserve System Community Development Research Conference Call for Papers

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May 24, 2016

The Federal Reserve System Community Development Research Conference Call for Papers is now open

Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) Annual User Conference and Call for Papers

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May 24, 2016

The PSID Conference will be held September 15-16, 2016; proposals accepted through June 17

Can strong peer networks close the gender gap in entrepreneurship?

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May 14, 2016

How training with friends can prepare female entrepreneurs for success

Preliminary Announcement of the 2007 ASSA Program

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Preliminary Announcement of the 2008 ASSA Program

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